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What’s the Right Amount of Time to Spend on Social Media?

Screen Time: The Major Concerns

Screen Time: The Major Concerns TABLE OF CONTENTS D.N.T. #1 Technology is materially altering our relationships For the first time, teens report that they now prefer texting to spending time with friends in-person according to a recent study by Common Sense Media. This is a significant and eye-brow raising shift, particularly when we know that personal contact has sustained our [...]

Apple’s Parental Controls: The Overview

Screen Time at a High Level

Screen Time at a High Level Dear Friends, If there’s one reverberant theme to parenting in the 21st century, it’s our collective concern about screen time and the effect it’s having on our kids. In fact, the top parenting concern today is the overuse of technology. Inevitably, the subject comes up while we’re talking with friends over dinner, at a school [...]

What’s the Right Amount of Screen Time?

What's The Right Amount of Screen Time? With headlines questioning “Have Smartphone’s Destroyed a Generation?” and citing “These are the Alarming Effects Screen Time Has on a Child's Brain”, the controversy around the impact of screens on today’s youth continues to swirl. Furthering the confusion is the many educational and creative benefits of screen time, as well as data showing [...]

Why ‘Parenting Technology’ is So Hard

What to Expect: The Major Inflection Points

Our Roadmaps Screen Time Social Media Parenting Technology Video Games Our Collection Our Toolkit Gold Star Articles Best Practices Our Guides Our Tech Tips iConcierge Services Our Texting Line Overview How It Works Text Us What to Expect: The Major Inflection Points Inflection Points One thing’s for sure about screen time is that it’s not going away. Be prepared to [...]

Social Media: Our Teens’ Favorite Platforms

Our Teens' Favorite Platforms Here's Where Our Teens Are Spending Their Time: What To Know About Our Teens' Favorite Platforms Snapchat What Teens Love The user interface makes it so easy for teens to snap and share photos. Fun features keep teens engaged from the filters to games, and then Snapstreaks, a running tally of how frequently you communicate with friends, [...]

Social Media: The Major Concerns

Social Media: The Major Concerns Sleep The extent to which social media interferes with quality sleep is surprising in its pervasiveness, with 1 in 5 teens checking their phones in the middle of the night. Not only is mental health and well-being closely associated with sleep, but also a new study finds that the lack of sleep contributes to feelings [...]

How Social Media Is Changing Teen Culture

Our Roadmaps Screen Time Social Media Parenting Technology Video Games Our Collection Our Toolkit Gold Star Articles Best Practices Our Guides Our Tech Tips iConcierge Services Our Texting Line Overview How It Works Text Us How Social Media Is Changing Teen Culture There is no doubt that social media has had a major impact on shaping teen culture. It is [...]

Social Media at a High Level

Social Media at a High Level Dear Friends, We set out to get to the bottom of social media and what we need to know about it for our kids. With so many provocative headlines warning parents about the dangers of social media alongside others extolling its benefits, it’s no wonder we have whiplash. Our Heard It From A Friend [...]

What’s the Right Amount of Time to Spend on Social Media?

Social Media: What Teens are Saying

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The Goldilocks Level of ‘Just Right’ Screen Use

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We Need to Talk About Kids and Smartphones

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Why Screen Time Isn’t Bad For Kids

Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?

The Screen Time Debate is Pitting Parents Against Each Other

Why 3 Hours Is Too Much

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My Body, My Selfie

Why Are Young Adults The Loneliest Generation?

The Science of Human Connection

The Comparison Trap Psychology Today

Tech Questions to Ask Your School

Best Practices for Managing Social Media

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